Panaji, Sep 29 (IANS) The MoU between the Portuguese Environment Ministry and Goa Public Works Department (PWD) will help Goa manage its water resources better, Portuguese Environment Minister Joao Pedro de Matos Fernandes said on…
By Brij Khandelwal Agra, Sep 29 (IANS) A scare has been sounded in this Uttar Pradesh city after a series of simian attacks on unsuspecting tourists visiting the iconic Taj Mahal that draws close to…
Tokyo, Sep 29 (IANS) Over 380 flights were cancelled in Japan on Saturday ahead of Typhoon Trami’s arrival. It is expected to make landfall on Kyushu island on Sunday bringing heavy rains, strong winds and…
Shimla, Sep 29 (IANS) The rescue operation in Himachal’s Lahaul Valley entered its final stages on Saturday as a large number of people, comprising largely tourists, were evacuated safely from the snow-marooned region. The last…
New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) It was a sunny morning in the national capital on Saturday with the minimum temperature recorded at 23.4 degrees Celsius, one notch above the season’s average. “The sky will remain…
New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) Renowned conservation biologist Raghu Chundawat on Friday said tourists travelling in large numbers to the forests in India is a threat to the wildlife and ecosystem as most of the…
Kolkata, Sep 28 (IANS) Around 38 exotic birds smuggled into India from Bangladesh through the India-Bangladesh border in West Bengal were recovered and one person was arrested, an official said on Friday. “A consignment containing…
Jakarta, Sep 28 (IANS) A tsunami struck off coastal areas near the Talisa beach off Indonesia’s central province of Sulawesi, leaving at least five people missing and scores of houses destroyed, officials said on Friday….
Kohima, Sep 28 (IANS) Come November, Nagaland will be declared a ‘No Plastic’ state, Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio said on Friday In order to replace the use of plastic, Rio asked local entrepreneurs to start…
Jakarta, Sep 28 (IANS) A strong tsunami hit a coastal Indonesian city on Friday following a powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake, resulting in panicked people running on the streets amid collapsing buildings. The giant sea wave…
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) Actor-environmentalist Dia Mirza says meeting Hollywood actor Alec Baldwin was a special moment. Dia hosted United Nations (UN)’s “Champions of the Earth” award with Baldwin. “I have had the honour…
Beijing, Sep 28 (IANS) Beijing authorities set a limit on the number of shared bikes that can ply the streets of the Chinese capital. The Standing Committee of Beijing Municipal People’s Congress passed a regulation…
Jakarta, Sep 28 (IANS) A 7.5 magnitude earthquake hit the Indonesian island of Sulawesi on Friday, triggering a tsunami warning that was lifted later. The Indonesian Agency for Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics initially issued a…
Shimla, Sep 28 (IANS) The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Friday resumed its rescue operation on the fourth day and airlifted 81 people, including six foreigners, from Himachal Pradesh’s snow-marooned Lahaul Valley. The rescue operation…
Srinagar, Sep 28 (IANS) The Army said on Friday it has rescued 168 civilians, including foreign tourists, caught in highly inclement weather on the Leh-Manali highway. Defence Ministry spokesman Colonel Rajesh Kalia said: “168 civilians,…
Guwahati, Sep 28 (IANS) The Assam Petrochemicals Limited (APL) will start a pilot project on October 5 on the use of methanol as an alternative to cooking gas. APL Chairman Jagadish Bhuyan told the media…
Lucknow, Sep 28 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday greeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi on getting the United Nations environmental award. “Through this honour, the Prime Minister’s relentless efforts to make earth…
Panaji, Sep 28 (IANS) The Goa cabinet reshuffle has led to anger and frustration not just among MLAs but also their supporters, some of whom have threatened to block water supply to half of the…
Jakarta, Sep 28 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale struck Indonesia’s Sulawesi island on Friday but there were no immediate reports of casualties. The US Geological Survey put the hypocentre of the…
London, Sep 28 (IANS) A powerful and rare hurricane-like storm is set to hit the eastern Mediterranean this weekend. The hybrid storm, often called a “Medicane” (Mediterranean + hurricane) has features similar to hurricanes and…